Issue #3489915 by phenaproxima: RecipeInputFormTrait forces you to check all checkboxes

core/lib/Drupal/Core/Recipe/RecipeInputFormTrait.php

@@ -76,9 +76,12 @@ public function collectValue(string $name, DataDefinitionInterface $definition,
           $element += [
             '#description' => $definition->getDescription(),
             '#default_value' => $default_value,
+            '#type' => 'value',
           ];
-          // Recipe inputs are always required.
-          $element['#required'] = TRUE;
+          // Recipe inputs are required by default, unless they are single
+          // checkboxes, in which case the `#required` behavior doesn't make
+          // a lot of sense because it forces the user to check the box.
+          $element['#required'] ??= ($element['#type'] !== 'checkbox');
           NestedArray::setValue($this->form, explode('.', $name, 2), $element);
 
           // Always return the input elements as a tree.

core/modules/system/tests/src/Functional/Form/RecipeFormInputTest.php

@@ -29,15 +29,18 @@ public function testRecipeInputViaForm(): void {
     $this->drupalGet('/form-test/recipe-input');
 
     $assert_session = $this->assertSession();
-    // There should only be one nested input element on the page: the one
+    // There should only be two nested input elements on the page: the two
     // defined by the input_test recipe.
-    $assert_session->elementsCount('css', 'input[name*="["]', 1);
+    $assert_session->elementsCount('css', 'input[name*="["]', 2);
     // The default value and description should be visible.
     $assert_session->fieldValueEquals('input_test[owner]', 'Dries Buytaert');
     $assert_session->pageTextContains('The name of the site owner.');
-    // All recipe inputs are required.
+    $this->assertSame('checkbox', $assert_session->fieldExists('Allow mischief')->getAttribute('type'));
+    // All recipe inputs are required, except for checkboxes, for which that
+    // behavior makes no sense.
     $this->submitForm(['input_test[owner]' => ''], 'Apply recipe');
     $assert_session->statusMessageContains("Site owner's name field is required.", 'error');
+    $assert_session->statusMessageNotContains('Allow mischief field is required.', 'error');
     // All inputs should be validated with their own constraints.
     $this->submitForm(['input_test[owner]' => 'Hacker Joe'], 'Apply recipe');
     $assert_session->statusMessageContains("I don't think you should be owning sites.", 'error');

core/tests/fixtures/recipes/input_test/recipe.yml

@@ -14,6 +14,15 @@ input:
     default:
       source: value
       value: 'Dries Buytaert'
+  break_stuff:
+    data_type: boolean
+    description: 'Should mischief be allowed on this site? Not recommended.'
+    form:
+      '#type': checkbox
+      '#title': 'Allow mischief'
+    default:
+      source: value
+      value: false
 config:
   actions:
     system.site: